Shelley Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 One of our four juvenile gingers decided to stop laying a couple of months ago. She seems well enough, so I've put it down to a bit of stress - she is very much a loner and does get bullied a bit by the other three. But today, on a rare quiet day in the garden, I noticed her in the Eglu nesting box apparently going through the motions of laying. She was in there at least 20 minutes but yet when she emerged there was no egg. Is that behaviour symptomatic of anything? I don't really understand chicken physiology (and probably can't spell it either) , but why would she retreat to the nesting box to lay if there was nothing to deliver? What's going on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 I posted a thread about this recently and didn't get any responses, so I have just decided that perhaps if I worm my chickens then the one who isn't laying will start laying again. Perhaps you'll get more help with your post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes55 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Some of my younger ones go and sit in the nest and do nothing, in fact some of my older ones do too What diet do you have them on as it could be down to that. Some people feed treats things like corn rather than the layers pellets that they need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 No, it's mostly layers pellets supplemented by a few greens and a handful of corn at the end of the day. Can it really be the handful of corn that's causing the problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 I posted a thread about this recently and didn't get any responses, so I have just decided that perhaps if I worm my chickens then the one who isn't laying will start laying again. Perhaps you'll get more help with your post. It's probably because the question gets asked many times, and no one really knows the answer!! Worm with flubenvet, cut out treats and make sure they are stocking up on good layers pellets, could be broody, could just be a blip if new to laying, could be taking a break (thats all I could think of for my Kiev!), coming to the end of their laying life, could be laying eggs under a bush or something etcetc!! Hope she starts laying soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindafw Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 My girls go on and off as they choose..but the only time one stopped laying for ages we found a clutch of 24 behind the compost bin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 I posted a thread about this recently and didn't get any responses, so I have just decided that perhaps if I worm my chickens then the one who isn't laying will start laying again. Perhaps you'll get more help with your post. It's probably because the question gets asked many times, and no one really knows the answer!! Worm with flubenvet, cut out treats and make sure they are stocking up on good layers pellets, could be broody, could just be a blip if new to laying, could be taking a break (thats all I could think of for my Kiev!), coming to the end of their laying life, could be laying eggs under a bush or something etcetc!! Hope she starts laying soon well she laid for a week or so when we got her, and the other one started laying and has been doing it every day since her first - they don't get the opportunity to 'hide' eggs, and they were POL when I got them, their diet is identical - with little to no treats most weeks - and because I got them from Omlet I didn't want to worm them again. When I get the next bag of feed I will worm them reluctantly, as I don't have enough left in this one to worm them really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindafw Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 if you are getting eggs every day is it possible they are laying every other day...my Dorkings do that...I get one white egg most days...but have to hens that lay them..I haven't had 2 in one day since the begining of the spring and occasionally get non Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 if you are getting eggs every day is it possible they are laying every other day...my Dorkings do that...I get one white egg most days...but have to hens that lay them..I haven't had 2 in one day since the begining of the spring and occasionally get non No I can tell the difference between the eggs because I get 2 a day once a fortnight! they're definitely not taking it in turns, one lays brown and one lays cream! = light and = brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
